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 * Copyright (c) 2013   Tobias Welther
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package de.tudarmstadt.kom.androidsensorapi.sensor;

import android.hardware.SensorManager;

import de.tudarmstadt.kom.androidsensorapi.sensor.data.AbstractSensorData;
import de.tudarmstadt.kom.androidsensorapi.sensor.data.SensorData;

/**
 * Created by Tobias Welther
 */
public interface SensorInterface<T extends AbstractSensorData> {

    /**
     * Returns the last update set of {@link SensorData} from this sensor.
     * If none existed till now, null is returned.
     *
     * @return the last update {@link SensorData}.
     */
    public T getLastData();


    /**
     * unregisters this listener
     *
     * @param manager important to access the manager. THIS MAY NOT BE NULL!
     */
    public void unregister(SensorManager manager);


    /**
     * registers this SensorInterface to the SimpleSensorManager.
     *
     * @param manager important to access the manager. THIS MAY NOT BE NULL!
     */
    public void register(SensorManager manager);

}
